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L e t t e r s Employees Deserve Neighborhood Council Voting Rights Re: “When Voting Rights Go Wrong,” News, May 26 While I have always felt that only residents should vote in neighborhood council elections, the L.A. City Council thought otherwise and authorized the franchise for anyone who lives, works or owns property in a neighborhood council’s jurisdiction. Reporter Gary Walker has found fault where there is none, but that is not a surprise as Walker always takes the Linda Lucks, Steve Clare, David Ewing side of every issue in Venice. My columns are always marked as opinion; Walker’s should be, too. In this instance it is perfectly legal for members of the business community and those who work for them to vote; this practice has been allowed for years. Readers should note that while Walker’s article criticizes workers for participating, it fails to shine a light on the practice of homeless individuals, who have no fixed place of residence, claiming the right to
vote by using St. Joseph Center as a mailing address. They don’t reside at St. Joseph Center so should not be entitled to use that as proof of residence. The workers are making a productive contribution to Venice, which certainly cannot be said for those who degrade our community with ugly encampments, crime, drug sales, and urinating and defecating on public and private property. Walker also fails to report that many residents have joined in support of the same list of candidates as business people due our commonality of interests — especially public safety, cleaning up Venice and stopping an overzealous 50% down-zoning of residential property by the current majority of the VNC. Mark Ryavec President, Venice Stakeholders Association Walking the Line Between Enfranchisement and Corruption Re: “When Voting Rights Go Wrong,” News, May 26 Mechanisms that allow those who are often disenfranchised
from representative government to participate in neighborhood council voting — specifically low-income people, undocumented people and unhoused people — give neighborhood councils the potential to become bastions of true representative democracy. As corporate money and influence corrupts elections from City Hall to the White House, neighborhood councils can be a model for government that is more responsive to all constituents by lowering barriers to voting, especially for the low-income people most directly impacted by issues considered at the neighborhood council level. When business interests collude to corrupt this system, we all lose, because it discredits instead of encourages truly democratic government. Giving explicit instruction to support a specific slate, especially to those who would otherwise not vote at all, corrupts the system. Educating voters about the issues and the positions of various candidates and making
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VOL 46, NO 23 Local News & Culture
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Meet Surfer Jason Smith True tales of Jay Adams and Anjelica Huston. .................................... 12
Forgotten Tribute Remembered Volunteers rally around defaced POW/MIA mural.................................... 6 Outside the Tribe Why American life often fails combat veterans. ................................................ 8
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Forgotten Tribute Remembered Volunteers leap into action after a tagger defaces the long-neglected Vietnam POW/MIA mural in Venice, but is it too little too late?
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goal. People were working shoulder-toshoulder across that wall. The community was coming together to make this right for Memorial Day.” Then things got complicated.
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straight to Home Depot and bought what supplies I could with the money in my pocket.” Scudder put out a call for help, and soon after TV news crews arrived, a handful of
Argonaut that she fears untrained volunteers and the harsh chemical solvents they used may have done more harm than good to the mural’s original content. “Everyone was so anxious to get this bubble of graffiti off the wall that in the process they took the names right off, and now we’re going to need to find official documentation [of the mural’s original state] before we can put the names back on it,” Baca said. SPARC should have taken an interest sooner, countered Scudder. He also took offense at prior grant applications before the Venice Neighborhood Council that pondered replacing the mural with an entirely new image rather than restoring it. “I am a Marine Corps veteran and went out to do the noble thing,” said Scudder. “The good part is it’s going to get fixed now.” What happens next, however, is largely up to Metro, which controls the property, and other public officials. Bonin, who praised the heartfelt efforts of Scudder and other volunteers while also consulting with SPARC, has pledged to bring the vandals to justice and to restore the mural. He’s asking the city to approve a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator and has asked county officials to contribute another $10,000. “Now that Memorial Day has passed, I do not want to let the mural and what it represents to be forgotten,” Bonin said. “The best way we can respond to this horrible insult to those who paid the sacrifice for their nation is to continue rallying as a community to restore the mural.”
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By Joe Piasecki Outrage over the desecration of Venice’s Vietnam POW/MIA mural just before Memorial Day weekend prompted dozens of volunteers to spend last Sunday scrubbing away graffiti tagged over the names of American servicemen lost to war. But as the offending spray paint came off, much of the original paint went with it. Graffiti removal erased dozens — possibly hundreds — of the 2,273 names of American military service members still unaccounted for when Peter Stewart, a Vietnam veteran who was living in a van at the time and is now deceased, painted the mural 24 years ago. Now partially shrouded by a black tarp bolted into the wall, the mural at Pacific Avenue and Sunset Court is so badly damaged — not just by vandals, but by years of public neglect — that it would be very difficult to restore. While the sudden appearance of new graffiti and an impassioned Marine Corps veteran’s efforts to remove it made national headlines, the memorial on a concrete wall behind the former Metro bus yard had long ago fallen into disrepair with little public outcry. Peeling paint, cracked concrete and graffiti obscuring part of the mural’s message had been the status quo for years, with a handful of community organizers seeking funding to restore or repaint the mural failing to find widespread support. Jon Scudder, the retired Marine Corps sergeant and longtime home remodeling contractor who led the volunteer graffiti removal effort on Sunday, lives in downtown Los Angeles and didn’t even know the mural existed until seeing a TV news report about the vandalism that same morning. “Because I’m a veteran, it hurt me. It tore me up,” Scudder said. “I went
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Living outside the ‘Tribe’ War correspondent Sebastian Junger explains why civilian life often fails returning combat veterans By Bliss Bowen Sebastian Junger’s widely commended book “War” recounted his experiences as a reporter embedded with the U.S. military in Afghanistan’s violent Korengal Valley — especially the adrenalizing gunfire and grunt life of the soldiers with whom he kept company. Published in 2010, the book lucidly chronicled the dignity, dark humor and stomach-twisting brutality of the soldiers’ days. It prompted hard questions, such as: Why would anyone choose to return to such extreme situations? Junger’s new book, “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging,” offers possible answers. It’s a slim book; only 138 pages, plus 30 pages of source notes. In lean, clean prose, Junger wastes no time establishing the human dimension of conflicts and his sense of connection to soldiers and their communities. Still, he manages critical distance, consulting historians, psychologists and anthropologists to buttress or contradict his personal conclusions. As Junger probes psyches reshaped by military conflict, he voices a question raised by civilians: If war is such hell, why do soldiers miss it? He flips that on its ear to respond to the true problem: “exactly what it is about modern society that is so mortally dispiriting to come home to.” The answers he proffers illuminate the deep tribal bonds formed among brothers in arms, and the uncomprehending society in which they struggle to find their place when they return. Amidst unimaginable destruction, “war also inspires ancient human virtues of courage, loyalty and selflessness that can be utterly intoxicating to the people who experience them,” Junger writes. In that hyper-reality, soldiers willingly pledge their lives to protect squad mates they don’t even like. Contrast that with the surreal disconnect created by political “leaders” advising citizens to “go shopping” during wartime, no community sacrifice required. Or political campaigners who vow to raise funds for veterans — the only people, as Junger points out, who’ve had to “switch back and forth” between war and peace — and then conveniently forget to give them the money. “In combat, soldiers all but ignore differences of race, religion and politics within their platoon,” Junger writes. “It’s no wonder many of them get so depressed when they come home.” Contemporary American military PAGE 8 THE ARGONAUT June 2, 2016
Sebastian Junger says combat veterans return home to “profound alienation” experiences are positioned within a historical continuum. Junger references past European and Native American conflicts, the !Kung tribe’s “Stone-Age existence” in Africa’s forbidding Kalahari Desert, anthropological analyses of foraging societies, and historical records of thousands of Anglo and other settlers who (as Benjamin Franklin observed)
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “Tribe” is most compelling throughout its second half, when Junger explores causes, consequences, social and medical perceptions of PTSD, as well as Wall Street frauds that represent betrayal of the core values by which soldiers live and die. “The beauty and the tragedy of the
“In combat, soldiers all but ignore differences of race, religion and politics within their platoon,” Junger writes.“It’s no wonder many of them get so depressed when they come home.” “seemed to prefer Indian society to their own” and even chose to return to their “captors.” There were virtually no examples of natives choosing to become European. The reason for that, Junger contends, was a sense of daily purpose and tribal belonging akin to the intimacy of platoon life. It is the loss of that — the loyalty, the purpose, the mutual commitment — that contributes to the increased numbers of modern soldiers with
modern world,” he writes, “is that it eliminates many situations that require people to demonstrate a commitment to the collective good.” Junger takes care not to call out individual politicians or parties for judgment. But his respect for soldiers and tribal loyalty is evident on every page. It’s hard not to think of spoiled bullies weaned on their trust funds when he writes of “male and female corporate leaders who compensate themselves far
in excess of their value to society” or “alpha males who bully others and openly steal resources.” In hunter-gatherer tribes, they would be faced down by “coalitions of other senior males, but that rarely happens in modern society.” He floats a provocative suggestion for Veterans Day: Give the holiday — and veterans — greater dignity by offering veterans the use of town halls across the country to “speak freely about their experience at war.” Their comments may run the gamut from gratitude to anger to tearful incomprehensibility. “But a community ceremony like that would finally return the experience of war to our entire nation, rather than just leaving it to the people who fought. The bland phrase, ‘I support the troops,’ would then mean showing up at the town hall once a year to hear these people out.” That could restore meaning to the holiday. Whether it could resolve more profound conflicts within America — “a society at war with itself” — remains an open question. “People speak with incredible contempt about — depending on their views — the rich, the poor, the educated, the foreign-born, the president, or the entire U.S. government. It’s a level of contempt that is usually reserved for enemies in wartime, except that now it’s applied to our fellow citizens. Unlike criticism, contempt is particularly toxic because it assumes a moral superiority in the speaker. Contempt is often directed at people who have been excluded from a group or declared unworthy of its benefits. Contempt is often used by governments to provide rhetorical cover for torture or abuse. Contempt is one of four behaviors that, statistically, can predict divorce in married couples. People who speak with contempt for one another will probably not remain united for long.” Those words carry weight in this Orwellian political season. We’d be wise to contemplate at length their implications — and this: “Given the profound alienation of modern society, when combat vets say that they miss the war, they might be having an entirely healthy response to life back home.” Sebastian Junger speaks about “Tribe” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, in the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater at New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $40 for reserved seating and a copy of the book, or $95 for reserved seating, a copy of the book and entry to a 6:30 p.m. reception. Visit livetalksla. org for tickets.
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Democracy on Delivery Some Westside neighborhoods have so few registered voters that ballots must be cast by mail By Gary Walker Casting ballots by mail rather than trekking to the polls on Election Day has become so popular that in some voter precincts, polling places can feel downright lonely. In the 2014 primary election, nearly 70% of ballots cast throughout the state were done so by mail, according to the California Secretary of State’s Office. But some who prefer to cast their vote in person are now finding out they can’t — even in high-density Westside neighborhoods. Richard Yaker, who moved into a South Del Rey luxury apartment complex opposite Playa Vista earlier this year, is one of those people. Yaker received notice in April that he would have no choice but to vote by mail. “I knew that I wasn’t an absentee ballot
where I can walk in, vote and get my [“I voted”] sticker,” he said. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder spokeswoman Cecilia Gòmez-Reyes said not to worry — voters who live in a vote by mail only precinct can drop of their ballots at any precinct if they choose not to mail them in. Voters who move into a vote by mail only precinct weeks before an election or lose their mail-in ballots can cast a provisional ballot at another polling place, she said. But learning where the closest walkin precinct is located could also present a challenge, said Ivan Spiegel, a Venice resident who has been a Los Angeles city elections inspector for more than two decades. “It sounds like this is more about saving money than anything else, because it costs money to open a precinct and then staff it
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voter, so I was surprised to see it,” he said. Because so few of his neighbors have registered to vote, Yaker lives in what the Secretary of State’s Office deems a vote by mail only precinct. Local election officials can designate a precinct as vote by mail only if there are 250 or fewer registered voters there as of 88 days before an election. California Election Code makes clear that officials can’t split up precincts to create conditions for a vote by mail only precinct, but it isn’t as clear why Yaker’s or any other vote by mail only precinct couldn’t be combined with another nearby. Yaker’s neighborhood is not the only vote by mail only precinct on the Westside. There are four others west of the 405 between Santa Monica and the LAX area, according to the Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder’s Office. While he admits voting by mail is probably more convenient, Yaker is concerned about his ballot making it to the Registrar-Recorder’s Office on time to be counted on Election Day. “I’d prefer to have a polling place
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The Argonaut’s Election Endorsements Pragmatists warn us not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. That may be a tough principle for idealists to swallow, but it will come in handy next week at the ballot box. Those who participate in local neighborhood council elections on Sunday, June 5, may have too many choices to make truly informed decisions and, due to sloppy voting rules, good reason to worry about the integrity of the outcome. The choices before those who vote in local contests during the statewide June 7 primary, on the other hand, are too limited to inspire especially strong feelings about democracy in action.
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Although voters who are angry with politics as usual and anxious about their economic prospects have every reason to look to outsider candidates, Donald Trump isn’t the answer. An attentionhungry egotist with few clear principles is probably great fun at a keg party (for a while), but not the guy you want behind the wheel on your ride home. Bernie Sanders, though very far to the left, is nothing if not consistent. Despite the democratic socialist label, his people-first platform for greater economic equality inspires voter confidence because he’s been supporting the same policies for decades. Whether Sanders can make them happen is another question.
L e t t e r s it as easy as possible to vote enhances democracy. Providing transportation and ensuring people have the proper documentation to reflect their real stake in the community is an enhancement to democracy. Big-city machine politics — exchanging favors, goods, services and even cash for votes — corrupts it. Walking the line between broad enfranchisement and corruption can be tough, but we can definitely do better than this. Bill Przylucki Executive Director, People Organized for Westside Renewal Vote: Venice’s Future is at Stake Elections matter. Those elected to represent you play a critical
Hillary Clinton is struggling to define her candidacy sandwiched between these two extremes. But her experience makes her the reliable horse in this race. Vote for Clinton or Sanders. But those who vote for Sanders should also pledge to stay just as politically engaged over the next four years. Obama supporters rallied for change but went to sleep before the work began. If you think Obama had it rough, Republicans and Democrats alike would likely try to eat Sanders alive.
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This is technically a nonpartisan race, but you wouldn’t know it from the campaign rhetoric. Our big question: Can a business-friendly Republican do a better job of representing Marina del Rey residents facing an onslaught of development than an experienced and highly qualified liberal Democrat from a local political dynasty? We were initially skeptical, but Steve Napolitano is worth a second look — even if you don’t always agree with termed-out Supervisor Don Knabe, for whom Napolitano is currently a field representative. Others have rightly pointed out that Rep. Janice Hahn, who has also served on the L.A. City Council, has the stronger resume for a job representing two million people with the primary responsibility of delivering public services. There are many good reasons to vote for Hahn, but Napolitano has demonstrated a better working knowledge of issues that directly impact marina residents and has promised a balanced approach to growth and development. In responses to a candidate questionnaire, Napolitano pledges support for
more green space in the marina, preserving “as many mature trees as we can,” and fast-tracking public funds for transportation projects in order to mitigate traffic congestion. Hahn did not respond to our questionnaire. While she has expressed genuine concern about quality of life issues in the marina, it is uncertain whether she’ll give it special priority if elected. Locals, meanwhile, often complain that county revenue generated in the marina too often winds up in the general fund. Napolitano has been part of efforts to keep more of these funds in the marina, and “it’s time to put them to use,” he writes. Napolitano adds that he would “look to require” that developers of new projects provide public benefits such as improved pedestrian access to the waterfront, minimizing tree removals and requiring planting of new trees. We think that’s a good idea. Judge each future development proposal on its own merits, says Napolitano, and we urge voters who prioritize local issues to judge the candidates on theirs. Vote for Steve Napolitano.
STATE & CONGRESSIONAL RACES
The contests for Congress and state Assembly are lopsided, with underfunded Republican challengers offering voters no reason to change course from Democratic incumbents. Depending on your district, vote for Reps. Ted Lieu, Maxine Waters or Karen Bass and Assembly members Autumn Burke or Richard Bloom.
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We’re taking some flak for a story critical of lax voting rules that allow not only actual residents but anybody with a “substantial interest” in the community to vote in neighborhood council elections. While our critics appear to be focused on the story’s perceived anti-business bias, the underlying point is that it wouldn’t take much to game the system. A Venice restaurateur not only encouraging employees to vote for certain candidates but providing them transportation to the polls and paying them for their time is not only happening, it’s totally legal, according to the citywide director of neighborhood council elections. As the rules are currently written, employees who are genuinely interested in community affairs deserve as much of a say as anybody else; what disturbs us is there aren’t safeguards in place to make sure claims of employment are legitimate, or to otherwise prevent abuses of “substantial interest” voting. Another concern is voter information. With nearly 70 candidates competing for 21 seats in Venice, there’s just too much action happening at once to expect a large number of fully informed voters. There’s just no need for every seat on the council to come before voters, whoever they are, all at once.
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role in the development of a community. All Venetian stakeholders have an opportunity to choose those who will sit on the Venice Neighborhood Council come Sunday, June 5. The VNC serves as the grassroots arm of local government and our connection to the 11th Council District office that represents us on the L.A. City Council. Issues such as street paving, catch basin cleanup, filling potholes, tree trimming, sidewalk remediation and the all-important issue of land use planning are the kind of challenges in which the VNC can play an effective role. The greater discussions of gentrification, homelessness and crime are also topics of intense discussion, and those who sit on
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the VNC can play a critical role in the direction Venice will take over the next two years. Because of the rapid change that has impacted Venice, we have a plethora of candidates — almost 70 — competing for just 21 seats. There is a clash of new and old, and a real diversity of ideas as to which way Venice will travel. Elections involve healthy discussions of these issues and what Venice can do to flourish. We need strong representation to keep downtown from neglecting our issues and problems, for that has gone on too long. I believe Venice would be best served by a serious examination of whether we should remain part of Los Angeles or consider the idea of independent cityhood, with our own elected
officials and government structure. Those who are seeking seats on the VNC should take a stand on the viability of cityhood and offer an opinion on the proposal. I don’t like to endorse candidates because there are too many, and I don’t like when people try to convince me to support any individual. But cityhood is different. Cityhood is a real opportunity to extend the promise of the neighborhood council model and morph it into a true unit of local government in which Venetians would enjoy local control and home rule, like Santa Monica or Manhattan Beach. This Venice Neighborhood Council election matters because so much is at stake, whether you’re a renter or homeowner.
The future quality of life and the course of development could in many ways be determined by the people you select to represent you over the next two years. Take the time to read the local voter guide. Visit venicenc.org and click on the elections button to review the candidates. A vibrant and thriving Venice matters to us all. Please vote between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at the Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Ave. Nick Antonicello Venice HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE ARGONAUT: Send to letters@argonautnews.com.
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‘The Peace Corps Radicalized Me’ Frank Mankiewicz’s posthumous memoir recalls a highlight of both our lives: seeing Robert F. Kennedy in action Photo by Thomas Pleasure
By Thomas Pleasure Since Frank Mankiewicz’s death in 2014, activists, historians, cineastes, journalists and spinmeisters had been awaiting publication of his posthumous memoir, “So As I Was Saying … My Somewhat Eventful Life.” I imagine we all felt that Frank — son of “Citizen Kane” writer Herman Mankiewicz, nephew of director Joseph Mankiewicz and a political force of the 1960s and ‘70s in his own right — had a special message for us. We were right. Movie buffs will lap up Frank’s tales of growing up in Hollywood and his conversation with Fidel Castro about “Jaws.” His decades at Hill+Knowlton are presented as McLuhan-esque case studies. True to form, his punch-line ending summarizes the anomalies surrounding President Kennedy’s murder, casting further doubt in the official storyline of a lone assassin. The one constant in his 90-year life, it seems, was an abiding love of words. That’s half of Frank’s book. I’m interested in the other half, which covered his time with Robert F. Kennedy and the Peace Corps. Now writing about my life as a workingclass activist, I needed to know Frank’s take on the turbulent events of the 1960s. Frank was there at the beginning of my life of activism. He was the first American I ever heard speak of “revolution.” It was the summer of 1964. I was in a Peace Corps training program awaiting deployment to Peru, and Frank, then head of the Peace Corps’ efforts in Peru, told our group of 102 that we would be “fomenting revolution by empowering the poor.” Frank is clear about the Peace Corps’ role in Latin America and in his own life: “We trained volunteers to be community organizers,” he writes. “The Peace Corps radicalized me.” Serving in the Peace Corps began my radicalization as well. After Frank was made the Peace Corps’ director for Latin America, he attended a briefing about a fact-finding tour of the region being arranged for newly elected Sen. Robert Kennedy. LBJ’s people at the State Department had clearly reverted away from the policies of President John F. Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress, writes Frank, who suggested that Kennedy visit a barriada on the outskirts of Lima to see the poverty of Peru up close. Frank did not accompany Kennedy to the ramshackle Comas district in Peru, where I briefly saw him, but Kennedy so appreciated his help that he made Frank his press secretary. It was an honor that, just a few years later, gave Frank the heartbreaking duty of announcing Kennedy’s death to the press following his assassination on
Sen. Robert Kennedy (surrounded by Peace Corps staff as well as American and Peruvian officials) reaches up to shake the hand of a young man in the slum of Comas, Peru, during a tour of impoverished communities in Latin America. This is the first publication of the Nov. 12, 1965, photograph taken by then-Peace Corps volunteer Thomas Pleasure, now a Venice-based writer and activist. June 6, 1968 — 48 years ago as of this Monday — at the Ambassador Hotel. Frank’s wisdom in directing Peace Corps volunteers to organize the disenfranchised had stunning results. Urged on by Peace Corps volunteers, an Andeanborn shoeshine boy named Alejandro Toledo headed to America to get a university education and would go on to displace corrupt leadership as Peru’s first indigenous president. Only los gringos del Cuerpo de Paz would be so audacious to help the poorest of the poor. We should thank Frank Mankiewicz for having the cajones to foment social change in the southern hemisphere of which Americans can be proud. Years later, after Kennedy announced his bid for the presidency in March 1968, he was flying into Los Angeles and I decided to meet his arrival at LAX’s TWA terminal. I brought my five-monthold son along and carried him on my back. When Kennedy disembarked it was the first and only time in my life I was swept off my feet in a stampede of a people. Not being able to touch the floor and being forced to go with the flow was unsettling but at the same time exciting. Frank’s book delves into Kennedy’s campaign efforts in California. Hundreds descended daily on the campaign
headquarters at Hauser and Wilshire boulevards. There weren’t enough opportunities for people to get involved. I jumped in full time and formed Young Professionals for Kennedy to corral volunteers; we organized Kennedy coffee klatches throughout Los Angeles County — probably 700 of them in all, each with the purpose of discussing his book “To Seek a Newer World.” If you had a dozen or more confirmed guests, we provided a speaker; the more confirmed guests, the more well-known the speaker. Frank was at the top of the campaign pyramid. We never spoke directly. His secretary would funnel my requests for celebrity speakers to him and his requests to me — things like “arrange to pick up the senator’s children at LAX.” Besides the klatch I held in my West L.A. duplex, I was so busy organizing them that I went to only one other. It was late in May at a beach house on the Marina Peninsula, where a brouhaha had erupted and all kinds of celebs showed up in a battle between Sen. Eugene McCarthy and RFK supporters. Not only did I go, so did Frank. After the 60 guests had left, sitting around the kitchen table with Frank was Venice High School’s most famous graduate, Myrna Loy. They were not discussing the campaign, but their belief
that Hollywood made its best movies after World War II ended in 1945 up through 1948 — films such as “The Lost Weekend,” “Gentlemen’s Agreement” and “The Treasure of Sierra Madre.” At the time I didn’t know what Frank and Myrna were talking about. I was from blue-collar San Berdoo; what did a railroad switchman-turned-activist know about film censorship? But Myrna and Frank knew firsthand how much had changed in the movie business after Sen. Joe McCarthy’s red-baiting attacks forced Hollywood to knuckle under. Overhearing the laments of Frank and Myrna in 1968 led me to decades of watching Turner Classic Movies and to the sad realization that Americans, artistically speaking, are not as free as we once were. Despite the vast differences in our age, our wealth and our roles in Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign, in the end both Frank and I identify our very brief sliver of time with RFK as “the high, promising moment of our lives.” Thomas Pleasure is hard at work on his memoir, “Autobiography of an Activist: A Serendipitous Journey from Brooklyn to Venice Beach.” June 2, 2016 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13
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Bathing Beauties Kenton Nelson brings vintage sex appeal back to the beach By Chase Maser Walking up the driveway of Kenton Nelson’s pastoral estate feels like a journey into the idealized past. An 1893 farmhouse looks like something from a picture book — neat and cozy, nestled
even just 20 seconds, just do something where it demands their attention, then maybe I’m doing something.” Nelson’s work has appeared on the cover of The New Yorker five times and anchored gallery exhibits throughout
“We are preceded by so much greatness. … Not in my lifetime do I think that I’ll be able to create a painting like those guys, but I can try, and I can have a blast doing it.” — Kenton Nelson among green trees. Succulents bloom between each paver stone leading to a sundeck enveloped by shade. In a blue button-down shirt and jeans, Nelson smiles and waves from the courtyard. It is in this artistic sanctuary that Nelson creates his evocative oil paintings of a world that time forgot. In a narrative realism style invoking the aesthetics of Southern California in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, observations of ordinary moments — a woman mending the hem of her hiked-up skirt, a man loosening the top button of his tuxedo — become imbued with nostalgia, intrigue and a subtle suggestiveness all at once. They’re part Norman Rockwell, part Raymond Chandler and part something unique to Nelson’s imagination. “I’m trying to paint a place I’d rather be,” he says. “I wrote in my journal before I started painting that if I could hold and intrigue and inspire a viewer for PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT June 2, 2016
Southern California and central Europe. Now he’s taking his singular style to the beach. For “Splash,” a collection of paintings on display through June 26 at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica, Nelson’s gaze falls largely on bathing beauties in various states of repose under beach umbrellas or alongside backyard pools. Like his other works these paintings convey small, ordinary moments, but with details rich enough that they begin to form a larger world in the viewer’s mind. “No one does realist paintings like he does. There is a haunting aspect to his work, a teasing sexuality about his art,” says California Heritage Executive Director Toby Smith, who had reached out to Nelson to do a beach-themed show. Smith isn’t the first to speak to the underlying sexuality in Nelson’s paintings. Nor does Nelson play coy about it.
Painter Kenton Nelson draws from an early 20th-century aesthetic through the lens of his own imagination and desires “Being a product of advertising and growing up in the ‘50s and 60s, I liked that women back then were very, very provocative. Even women who were fully dressed still made suggestions that
weren’t too overt, but definitely intentional,” Nelson says. A native of Pasadena who still lives and works there today, Nelson’s fond memories of summers spent at the beach
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Nelson’s narrative realism paintings convey larger stories through observations of small moments made the works in “Splash” a natural fit. “I spent my whole life in Southern California. I know what life here is all about, and I love it. I can smell the water. I can feel the sand,” he says. But finding his own artistic vision came relatively late in life for Nelson, who only started painting professionally in his 40s. Nelson spent his youth “chasing a little bit of a music career,” he says, speaking to a restlessness that continued through his college years. “I went to Long Beach State and Otis Parsons [now the Otis College of Art and Design] to get the information I could, but I didn’t want to wait to graduate. I just took classes I was interested in — architectural design and graphic design,” says Nelson, who wound up doing commercial design and illustration work for Push Pin Studios in New York and other national advertising firms. “They would call me and say that Pepsi needs an illustration, and I would say, ‘OK.’ I loved doing that, but with the economic downturn of the early ‘90s the whole industry sort of lost its romance for me,” Nelson says. “Some of my favorite illustrators were brilliant painters, so I went to the art store and bought some paint and some brushes and I started painting to keep my hands full. I figured if someone’s hungry enough, they’ll learn
what they’re passionate about and not waste time on the other stuff.” With his Sable brushes and Winsor paints, Nelson started with what he knew best — the stately homes of Pasadena. “I thought they were beautiful and I liked how rectilinear they were, how permanent they were; I could pick their weeds and design their hedges,” he says. “After I did 400 paintings of architecture, I thought that if I could paint a figure like I did a house, then maybe I could pull it off. I’m still getting better with each one.” But Nelson didn’t toil alone, waiting to be discovered. He talked to people about his work— most importantly to Ted Mendenhall, a Pasadena gallery owner with an eye for discovering new artists (including Mark Ryden). “I walked right into his gallery and said, ‘Hi, I’m working on my first three paintings,’ and he looked at me like I was nuts! Right? I go in there and say, ‘Can I just ask you for some advice?’ And then I’d get to talk to some people, and then we were off and running.” In 1993, Mendenhall hosted Nelson’s first gallery exhibit. “If felt like I was 20 years old again,” Nelson recalls. “Everything was new for me.” Another profound influence on Nelson’s work was his great uncle, the famed
Mexican muralist Roberto Montenegro. (Kenton is Nelson’s middle name — his legal first name is Robert, after Montenegro). “Roberto was pals with [Jose Celemente] Orozco and [David Alfaro] Siqueiros. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were married in his backyard. I got to hear all those stories growing up, and we inherited some of his work and grew up with it in the house. His work influenced me totally, totally,” Nelson says. But Nelson’s style isn’t so much a response to Montenegro’s as it is to the American Scene movement of painting, specifically the work of Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood — artists he felt had been unfairly relegated to museums and art history books. “Their voice was distinctly American. When I started painting, there just wasn’t anything like that. There was a lot of conceptual art going on, but painting was totally out of fashion; I just thought that I would do what I wanted to do,” he says. As our interview draws to a close, it’s almost time for Nelson to get back to work. He gets up from a picnic table in the courtyard and heads inside to grab a soda. His studio walls are lined with books from floor to ceiling. The furniture is antique, and an old record player rests under a sunlit window. He doesn’t just paint
a place he’d rather be; he exists there. “I get here at 7:30 a.m. and I work until 5:30 p.m. I usually eat a Trader Joes burrito at the easel, and that’s it. I gotta get this done,” he says. “A lot of guys are out here doing this, and I want to be the best. We are preceded by so much greatness. If you look back historically — all of our influences and the people we study — not in my lifetime do I think that I’ll be able to create a painting like those guys, but I can try, and I can have a blast doing it. That’s fun, that’s neat, to be 60 some-odd-years old and still be excited about that. “Dad worked for General Motors. At the end of his life I asked him, ‘If you could have done anything that you wanted to do, what would you have done?’ He said, ‘I would have been a tenor sax player.’ Thankfully, I’m doing what I want to do.” “Splash” is on view from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through June 26 at the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. Museum admission is $5 to $8. Call (310) 392 8537 or visit californiaheritagemuseum.org for venue information, and see more of Nelson’s work at kentonnelson.com June 2, 2016 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15
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A new celebration of Venice’s LGBTQ community lights up the beach in all the colors of the rainbow By Stephanie Case By day, the late Bill Rosendahl spent eight years representing local communities on the Los Angeles City Council. By night, he’d occasionally stop by the Roosterfish — a vibrant LGBTQ haven on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, then the last gay bar on the Westside. But as rent prices skyrocketed on the boulevard, forcing many longtime neighborhood spots to close their doors, Rosendahl started to worry.
was a big emblem to a lot of people that, well, there goes the old Venice,” Samakow says. But he and Grant Turck, another bar patron, were set on making sure the neighborhood’s gay culture didn’t slip away. To fill the void, they’ve created the very first “Venice Pride,” a weekend chockfull of gay-friendly celebrations that they intend to make happen every year. After the Venice Chamber of Commerce
“The old Venice is not gone. The LGBTQ community is not gone. We’re going to celebrate that diversity and bring it back.” — Daniel Samakow “Bill was very concerned about the Roosterfish closing — that there would be no place for the LGBTQ community to go,” says Daniel Samakow, owner of Danny’s Venice and other local restaurants. Samakow remembers making Rosendahl a promise: If the Roosterfish buckled under the pressure of gentrification, he’d help keep the local gay community alive. Then, like a one-two punch, heartbreak hit the neighborhood. On March 30, Rosendahl died after an extended battle with cancer. Less than two months later, the Roosterfish shut down for good after its rent tripled overnight. The final days at the bar were celebratory, but the void was palpable. “The closing of the Roosterfish
approved their plan in early May, Samakow and Turck teamed up with George Francisco, vice president of the chamber and a member of the Venice Neighborhood Council, to whip the project together in a mere month. “It’s been a whirlwind,” Turck says. While many Angelenos lounged at the beach, Turck spent his Memorial Day Weekend hitting the pavement, handing out hundreds of Venice Pride flyers up and down the boardwalk. Their work comes to fruition this Friday, when the neighborhood will literally light up with LGBTQ pride. After the sun sets, L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin (who was Rosendahl’s chief of staff) and a surprise celebrity guest will ignite the plain white letters of
the iconic VENICE sign at Windward and Pacific Avenues with a burst of rainbow color. Underneath the bright glow of the sign, partygoers can munch on “unicorn melts” — multicolored grilled cheese sandwiches from Santa Monica’s Chomp Eatery — and dance to the beats of famed queer club DJ Victor Rodriguez. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, a massive LGBTQ party floods the beach. Two lifeguard towers by the Venice breakwater, draped in rainbow ribbons, will act as signposts — “our bat signal,” Turck jokes — to draw in revelers looking for a space to be free and to celebrate themselves. Samakow, for his part, is carrying on the Roosterfish baton, just as he’d promised Rosendahl. Danny’s Venice, will be hosting two gay nights a week — every Wednesday and Friday — even long after Venice Pride 2016 ends. “The old Venice is not gone. The
LGBTQ community is not gone. We’re going to celebrate that diversity and bring it back,” Samakow says. Friday’s sign lighting and block party will, in part, also honor the memory of Rosendahl, a man who made certain Venice’s queer community wouldn’t fade away. “When they closed the Roosterfish, the idea of First Friday [food truck gatherings] coming along and all those people not having any place to go. … It was too depressing,” says Samakow. “But out of the ashes of that, this community rises like a phoenix.” The inaugural Venice Pride celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, with a block party along Windward Avenue west of Pacific Avenue. The VENICE sign will be lit at 8:15 p.m. and keep its rainbow hues for the entirety of June in honor of LGBT Pride Month. For more information, visit venicepride.org. June 2, 2016 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17
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Snipe Flash Wooden Dingy Regatta later in the day. Sunday, alternatively, features a classic car show. No party in the park would be complete without vendors (more than 50 are expected) and live music. Local bands including Unkle Monkey, Zerimar and Fritz, and the Masanga Marimba Ensemble provide the weekend’s soundtrack, and they’ll be plenty of grub on shore at various food trucks. For the 21+ crowd, Barsha Wine & Spirits hosts a wine and beer garden, serving craft beers and fine wines. Kids can stay occupied at the event’s bounce houses. Saltzman says MarinaFest is like a “hometown fair meets a boat show.” She hopes it will encourage locals and Angelenos far and wide to embrace the recreational opportunities of the marina. “It’s open to everybody, whether they’ve been on a boat or not. It’s a new future for the marina and for the concept of a boat show as well.” L.A.’s MarinaFest happens from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. General admission is free, but it’s $5 to get out on the docks and have a closer look at the boats. For pre-sale tall ship tickets ($35), visit marinadelreymarinafest.com.
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El Segundo’s range of dining options has mushroomed over the past decade, and now Main Street boasts places that are both stylish and innovative. Outsiders might not realize that the scene didn’t start on the main drag most visitors see, but on a narrow tree-lined thoroughfare a block off Main. It’s here that Second City Bistro opened as the first upscale restaurant in the downtown area’s history, which started the ball rolling for everyone else. Back in 2002, Second City offered steaks and simple grills for conservative diners, but it also offered trout stuffed with crabmeat and salmon mousse as well as specials like scallops with ginger-chili jam. This was wild stuff for the neighborhood, and for quite a while the restaurant was on a hot streak, hosting adventurous wine dinners and continuing to innovate. Consistency became a problem as the menu grew more ambitious, and after the original chef left it cut back on the creative dishes and stopped doing events entirely. Second City was no longer cutting edge, but kept doing business as the surrounding neighborhood spawned more adventurous establishments. I visited occasionally as much for the relaxing atmosphere as for the interesting but often erratic food, and retained a certain fondness for the place. On the last few visits I’ve noticed greater confidence in the cooking and some interesting new items, and when I saw a new menu of small-plate snacks I decided it was time to reassess the place. I have visited twice and still haven’t managed to get those small plates. On the first trip I asked for the roasted garlic
Second City Bistro’s stylish interior sets the tone for a romantic night out polenta bites from that menu, but our server misheard and brought the mushroom polenta that was a special that day. We tried a bite before realizing that this couldn’t possibly be what we ordered, but liked it enough to finish it anyway. It had the consistency of homemade mashed potatoes and tasted richly of corn and mushroom and herbs, and though the
On that visit we started by splitting a grilled Caesar salad. If the idea of grilling lettuce sounds odd or gimmicky, allow me to explain why that’s a great idea. Romaine lettuce has a slightly bitter flavor but sweetens when grilled, and as a bonus the smoky flavor goes great with the anchovy and garlic in the dressing. If you haven’t tried a grilled Caesar before, this is a
The spicing was mild but I was still finding new flavors in the last bite. It was among the most successful Thai fusion items I’ve ever had. portion was large it disappeared quickly. The starter was sufficiently filling that we decided just to split a bowl of tomato-basil soup and one entrée, roast chicken over vegetable risotto in caper butter. We paired the meal with a bottle of La Segreta Sicilian wine from the specials list — Second City has an excellent selection both by the glass and bottle. We finished with a very good crème brûlée and departed satisfied but not stuffed. The full meal with two cocktails and wine ran $110, and both food and drink were good enough that we soon returned.
great place to start. The only thing we might have wished for was some better bread with the salad — a crusty loaf would go much better than the chewy, soft stuff they offered. For our mains we had a creamy shrimp risotto that was nicely flavored and very well made, but paled in comparison to a superb fried trout that showed Thai inspiration. The fish had been soaked in coconut milk and coated with paprika breading, and it was topped with sautéed stir-fried vegetables and served with coconut rice. The spicing (Continued on page 20)
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THE ARGONAUT PRESS RELEASES EXPANSIVE VIEWS
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“Enjoy the fabulous views of the Marina that are offered by this single-bedroom home,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “This home is in the Center Tower of the Marina City Club. Enjoy all of the Marina City Club’s many amenities, including six tennis courts, swimming pools, a cafe, a massage parlor, a convenience store, a car wash, a gym and fitness center that offers numerous classes, a full restaurant, and 24-hour security.”
“This North Kentwood home has been extensively rebuilt and provides stunning elegance,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “Glorious open space welcomes you inside. An inviting living room and wide-plank wood floors draw you to the dramatic great room. Upstairs, the master bedroom offers magnificent views of the backyard from the balcony. Three more bedrooms, a den, and a laundry room complete the upper floor. Many fine qualities make this 3,893 square-foot home an opportunity not be missed.”
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THE ARGONAUT PRESS RELEASES WELCOME TO LUXURY
SOUTH KENTWOOD HOME
“These twelve single-family homes boast sophisticated modern architecture,” says agent Nancy Rivelli. “Spanning three levels, each home ranges from 1,912 to 2,218 square feet, and offers either three bedrooms and three bathrooms or four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Enjoy the gorgeous gourmet kitchen, the convenience of the private roof terrace, and the attached two-car garage. Come admire the homes of Kentwood South in Westchester.”
“From the lime trees that welcome you to the charming front porch to ideal entertaining areas, this home optimizes California living in a sought-after neighborhood,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “A living room with bay window leads to an airy kitchen. Light fills the spacious family room, and French doors open to a park-like backyard that features an outdoor dining patio. The garage has been converted to another living area with a full bath, making an ideal guest house, office or home gym.”
Starting at $1,200,000 Nancy Rivelli, The Real Estate Consultants 310-910-4624
Offered at $1,095,000 Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties 424-203-1828
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Offered at $1,150,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman and Associates 310-821-8980
Offered at $2,599,000 Denise Freed, BFK, RE/MAX Estate Properties 310-424-5512
“This stunning, four-story home in the prestigious Silver Strand offers perfect indoor/outdoor beach living,” says agent Denise Freed. “Lush gardens lead to a patio and into the living room. Skylights, large windows, and glass block creates abundant natural light throughout home. The kitchen opens to family room with a built-in entertainment center. The four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and three-car garage offer plenty of space in a home that is only steps to main channel and sand.”
“This remodeled three-bedroom, two-bath condo in the coveted Marina City Club offers stunning panoramic ocean, cityscape and mountain vistas,” says agent Charles Lederman. “With utter precision, no detail has been overlooked, from the sun-flooded living room to the sumptuous oasis that is the master suite. Additional features include solid custom oak flooring, raised ceilings, an independent HVAC system and Cat5 Wiring, as well as access to the unparalleled amenities of the Marina City Club.”
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Sun 2-5
4127 Charles Ave.
3/2 Culver City home by Veterans Park
$1,149,000
Todd Miller
Keller Williams
310-560-2999
Sun 2-5
3438 Sherbourne Dr.
3/2 R2 home near CC Arts District
$1,249,000
Todd Miller
Keller Williams
310-560-2999
Sun 2-5
4900 Beloit Ave.
4/3 Newer Construction 2-story home
$1,250,000
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
310-995-6779
10523 Selkirk Lane
3/3 Newly Constructed home in Bel Air
$1,395,000
James Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-902-1004
Sun 2-5
333 Waterview St.
3/2 Luxurious & beautiful Mid-Century home
$1,345,000
James Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-902-1004
Sun 2-5
7861 W. 80th St.
5/5 Custom Built home in Silicon Beach
$1,895,000
James Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-902-1004
$2,795,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
$849,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Jesse Weinberg
Jesse Weinberg & Associates
310-995-6779
CULVER CITY
LOS ANGELES Sat 2-5
PLAYA DEL REY
PLAYA VISTA Sun 2-5
13042 W. North Icon Circle
4/5 Contemporary luxury in Playa Vista
Sun 2-5
13020 Pacific Promenade #102
3/2 Loft-style Playa Vista home
Sun 2-5
6010 Celedon Creeek #6
4/3.5 Sophisticated townhouse with patio
$1,595,000
MARINA DEL REY Sun 2-5
4771 La Villa Marina #G
2/2.5 A/C, FP, quiet pool/courtyard
$819,000
Bob and Cheryl Herrera
PRES
310-578-0332
Sun 2-5
4719 La Villa Marina #D
2/2.5 A/C, end unit, remodeled kitchen
$819,000
Bob and Cheryl Herrera
PRES
310-578-0332
Sun 2-5
4766 La Villa Marina #A
2/2.5 FP, high ceilings, hardwood throughout
$769,000
Bob and Cheryl Herrera
PRES
310-578-0332
Sun 2-5
119 ½ Eastwind Street
2/5 Contemporary multi –level steps to beach
James Allan
Coldwell Banker
310-704-0007
Sun 2-5
4350 Via Dolce #107
2/2 Spacious West-facing upgraded condo
Bergman Beach Prop
Peter & Ty Bergman
310-821-2900
431 Carroll Canal
2/loft 2.5 Remodeled Canal front home
$2,898,000
Rebecca Saenz
RE/MAX Properties
310-774-0094
Sun 2-5
7427 Henefer Ave.
4/5 Stunning Kentwood view home
$2,289,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7813 El Manor Ave.
4/3 Incomparable Kentwood elegance
$1,489,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
7219 Kentwood Ave
4/3 Kentwood Living
$1,599,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
6343 W. 82nd St.
3/3 Stylish Kentwood home
$1,149,000
Sun 2-5
5994 W. 79th St.
3/2 Updated Nowell home on large cnr lot
Sun 1-4
7436 W. 83rd St
Sun 2-5
$1,599,000 $850,000
VENICE Sat/Sun 2-5
WESTCHESTER
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
$949,000
Brian Christie
TREC
310-910-0120
2/2 2095sf, high end finishes move in ready
$1,250,000
Dan Christian
RE/MAX
310-251-6918
7815 Nardian Way
4/4 Cape Cod Meets Pacific views
$2,139,000
Stephanie Younger
Teles Properties
424-203-1828
Sun 2-5
8005 Agnew
3/3 Updated Kentwood Homes
$1,279,000
Steve Cressman
TREC
310-337-0601
Sun 1-5
7430 W. 88th Place
5/4.5 Brand new custom home, gourmet kitchen
$1,995,000
Jonathan F.Macias
Macias Realty Group
310-341-4664
Sun 2-5
7571 Coastal View Drive
4/4 Luxurious Mediterranean view home
$2,795,000
James Suarez
Fineman Suarez
310-902-1004
Sun 2-5
7700 Cowan Ave.
5/3 Prime Kentwood, over 10,000 sqft, 4 car gar.
$1,499,000
Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
RE/MAX Execs
310-410-9777
Sun 2-5
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6/5 Exceptional home w/guest house
$1,499,000
Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
RE/MAX Execs
310-410-9777
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5/5.5 New home w/many fine additions
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Kevin & Kaz Gallaher
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310-410-9777
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Thursday, June 2 Line Dancing Workshops, 5 to 8 p.m. Dance your way to fitness each Thursday during any of three line dancing workshops — a 5 to 5:45 p.m. class for beginners, a 6 to 6:45 p.m. intermediate class, and an advanced class from 7 to 8 p.m. Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. $7 suggested donation. (310) 726-4128; beaches.lacounty.gov Beach Eats, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. The weekly festival of food trucks with a scenic harbor backdrop returns to Mother’s Beach, Lot 10, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. This week’s food truck lineup includes Fruit Frenzy and Downtown Dogs. (310) 305-9545; lotmom.com/ beacheats Little Miss Nasty, 9:30 p.m. Rock ’n’ roll burlesque at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Friday, June 3 Mar Vista Senior Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon. The club meets each Friday for speakers, bingo, live entertainment, parties, trips and tours for people 50 and up. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. (310) 351-9876 Venice Pride & After Party, 7 p.m. The Venice sign at Windward and Pacific avenues lights up for a pride celebration block party benefiting The Trevor Project, followed by an after party to celebrate the local LGBTQ community at Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. facebook. com/VenicePride; facebook.com/ DannysVenice Jason Boyd Band and DJs Vinyl Don and Destroyer, 8 p.m. Live rock by the Jason Boyd Band is followed by DJ Vinyl Don spinning soul, funk and hip-hop at 10 p.m. in the downstairs bar and DJ Destroyer upstairs. Townhouse & Del Monte
Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Junior Brown, 8 and 10 p.m. The country guitarist and singer takes the stage for back-to-back concerts at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $28.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com “The Bank Dick,” 8:15 p.m. Friday and 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday. W.C. Fields plays an unlikely bank guard in this 1940 slapstick comedy screening at Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $8 to $10 cash or check. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org Unkle Monkey, 9 p.m. Live rock, world and good-time tunes at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Jairus Mozee, 9 p.m. This songwriter, producer and jazz guitarist has worked with Janet Jackson, Faith Evans and Prince. See him play live at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. 21+. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
Saturday, June 4 Kahanamoku Klassic, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Kahanamoku Klassic is a Hawaiian-style outrigger canoe distance race hosted by Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club. Kids race first at 8 a.m., with races continuing throughout the day while food, shopping and other activities happen on shore at Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. marinaoutrigger.org. Open Wetlands Tours, 9 a.m. to noon. Tour the salt marsh, sand dunes and creek-side areas of the Ballona Wetlands. Enter through the gate located in the northeast corner of the parking lot behind Alkawater/
Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. Contact Cindy Hardin at cindyhardin@laaudubon. org for more information. 5th Annual Nick Gabaldon Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A celebration for Nick Gabaldon, Santa Monica Bay’s first documented surfer of Africanand Mexican-American descent. There’s a memorial paddle at 9 a.m., free surf lessons for kids from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., lunch, and free entry to the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium after the event. Tower 20, Bay Street and Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica. Free. blacksurferscollective. org; smconservancy.org Marina del Rey Fun Paddle Races, 9:30 a.m. Free show-and-go flatwater paddle races of three miles, one mile and 500 meters for paddlers of all types, including kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. Meet on the water at least 10 minutes before, at the south of main channel entrance to Basin D (leads to Mother’s Beach). Find more info at facebook.com/ groups/mdrpaddlers or tinyurl.com/ mdrpaddlers. L.A.’s Marinafest 2016, 11 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Celebrate Marina del Rey with live music, water activities, a wine and beer garden, in-water boat show, community exhibitors, activities for kids and more at Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com
The Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club hosts the annual Kahanamoku Klassic Hawaiian-style outrigger canoe distance race. SEE SATURDAY. mermaids banished to living secretly on land in Santa Monica and Malibu. Barnes & Noble, Third Street Promenade, 1201 Third St., Santa Monica. tobieeaston.com The Dog Film Festival Tea Pooch Party, 3 to 5 p.m. A green carpet rolls out for the pre-party to the Dog Film Festival, which includes on-site adoptions, a dog fashion show, all kinds of treats for dogs and their owners, gift bag giveaways with dog goodies valued at $300, and more. See the Sunday calendar listing for more about the film screenings. VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, 1900 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $75. dogfilmfestival.com
Artists & Fleas Designer Marketplace, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through June. More than 75 local independent artists, designers and vintage collectors bring a fashion and art bazaar to 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. artistsandfleas.com
Open Studios at Grand View Fine Art Studios, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. The semi-annual “Made in Mar Vista” event features artist meet-and-greets and original art works for sale. 3871 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista. Free. (310) 903-2173.
“Emerge” Book Launch and Signing, noon to 4 p.m. Local author Tobie Easton signs the first book in a young adult literature series about
“Scarface” / “Carlito’s Way,” 7:30 p.m. A double feature of Brian De Palma classics, with Al Pacino as the infamous Miami drug lord
Tony Montana in “Scarface” and as Puerto Rican gangster Carlito Brigante in “Carlito’s Way.” Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $7 to $11. americancinemathequecalendar.com The Mattson 2 and DJs Jedi and Shiva, 8 p.m. Pacific grooves and electric guitars from The Mattson 2 from 8 to 10 p.m., followed by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk and disco at 10 p.m. DJ Diva takes over the upstairs bar at 10 p.m. Townhouse, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Happy Traum, 8 p.m. Folk music extraordinaire Happy Traum presents “Coming of Age in the Folk Revival,” a multimedia event with live performances, rare visuals and personal anecdotes. McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Steely Jam, 9 to 11 p.m. A rousing tribute to Steely Dan with a full bar and dinner service at Typhoon Restaurant, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop, Santa Monica. $10. (310) 390-6565; typhoon.biz Pompous Highman, 10 p.m. Live music at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Mission IMPROVable, 10 p.m. Each Saturday brings an unpredictable evening of high-energy improv comedy with audience interaction at M.i. Westside Comedy Theater, 1323 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica. 21 and over; $12. (310) 451-0850; westsidecomedy.com
Sunday, June 5 COAST Open Streets Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa Monica’s first CicLAvialike open streets event offers two miles of car-free entertainment, food, shopping, games and a variety of Coast Zones celebrating local culture and sustainability. See the full route at smgov.net/coast.
COAST, Santa Monica’s first CicLAvia-like open streets event, offers two miles of car-free roaming with special points of interest along the way. SEE SUNDAY. PAGE 30 THE ARGONAUT June 2, 2016
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La Magazyn, a lifestyle boutique specializing in products by Brazilian brands and artisans, opened in May at 904 Pacific Ave., Venice. lemagazyn.com
Thurs., June 9: The Venice Chamber of Commerce’s Venice Beach Young Professionals host a mixer from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Wurstkuche, 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. Free entry, pay for food and drink. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net
1212, an expansive restaurant and bar occupying 10,000 square feet, opened on May 27 at 1212 W. Third St., Santa Monica. 1212santamonica.com Men’s hair salon chain Sport Clips recently opened a Westside location at 4290 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 574-2627; SportClips.com/CA645 Seafood and specialty brews restaurant Lobster & Beer opened May 26 at 3456 Motor Ave., Palms. (424) 298-8106; ilovelobsterandbeer.com
Closings Venice Bistro recently shuttered after operating 25 years at 323 Ocean Front Walk. Online record membership service VNYL closed its brick-and-mortar shop at 1136 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in May. Suitsupply, a European menswear label, replaces it with the brand’s first pop-up shop on the Westside through March 2017. (424) 206-6180
The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce celebrates board chair-elect Charles Basset and outgoing chair Kristen Lonner on June 10
MILESTONES & AWARDS State Assemblywoman Autumn Burke named the Three Weavers Brewing Company in Inglewood the 62nd Assembly District’s Small Business of the Year, and state Sen. Ben Allen named the Brentwood dental practice of Dr. Jay Grossman and Associates the 26th Senate District’s Small Business of the Year. Safe Place for Youth (S.P.Y.) honors Dori and Avi Rechental and Venice-based tech firm Snapchat during the June 16 grand opening
celebration for its 2469 Lincoln Blvd. location in Venice. Participating local restaurants include Gjelina, Superba and The Tasting Kitchen. safeplaceforyouth.com
CHAMBER EVENTS Sat., June 4: The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce hosts a presentation by Jory Rosen of the J. Rosen Group to help business owners perform a midyear evaluation of their 2016 goals. The presentation is from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the chamber office, 9100 S. Sepulveda
Fri., June 10: The LAX Coastal Chamber honors outgoing board chair Kristen Lonner of Burns & Bouchard and chair-elect Charles Bassett of L&R Group, plus 2015-16 Honorary Mayor Keith Greville of Arup, during its annual installation gala. The event is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Marina del Rey Marriott Hotel, 4100 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $155. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Wed., June 15: The LAX Coastal Chamber’s Marina Affairs committee discusses recent land- and water-side developments in the marina from 8 to 9 a.m. at Fantasea Yachts, 4215 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. $5, or free for members. (310) 645-1515; laxcoastal.com Wed., June 15: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts its 2016 Installation Dinner at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. $150+. (310) 393-9825, ext. 114; events@ smchamber.com
The Guilded Cage Is Closing Westchester Mental Health Guild’s nonprofit gift shop is beset by rising costs and competition online By Christina Campodonico
sad for all the volunteers. None of us wanted to see this happen, but we have a fiduciary obligation to make sure we’re raising money for the Airport Marina Counseling Service.” Peterson also attributes the closure to a combination of other factors. An aging volunteer workforce decreased volunteer staff from 50 to 30 over the years, making it difficult to keep the store staffed at regular business hours and fully operating behind-the-scenes with tasks such as buying products and doing inventory. Declining consumer interest in buying gifts from brick-and-mortar stores as opposed to shopping online and a drop in local foot traffic after a neighboring bank moved out hit the business hard. “When the bank left that was tipping point,” Peterson said. While the shop will continue operating for as long as it can, Peterson says the Westchester Mental Health Guild will aim to continue raising funds for the Airport Marina Counseling Service, just in other ways — restaurant fundraisers, fashion shows and the guild’s annual holiday home tour. For volunteers like Angela Mosinskis though, The Guilded Cage’s closure marks the end of the era. A volunteer jewelry buyer for the store, she’s helped a lot of customers pick out just
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A neighborhood fixture is about to bid adieu. The Guilded Cage, a nonprofit gift shop started by the Westchester Mental Health Guild in 1975 to raise funds for the Airport Marina Counseling Service, will close its doors after 41 years in Westchester. A final closure date has not been set, but the shop will definitely close by Sept. 30, when the boutique’s lease expires, Guilded Cage Advisory Committee Member Linda Peterson said. She hopes the shop will stay open until Labor Day, but that depends on sales and how long it takes to unload the Guilded Cage’s existing inventory. “We’ll take it by month by month,” Peterson said. The Guilded Cage Advisory Committee convened a meeting in April and decided that keeping the shop open was no longer feasible, as rental and overhead costs overwhelmed the shop’s ability to raise funds for its primary cause: the Airport Marina Counseling Service, which provides funding for affordable psychotherapy services and training for mental health professionals. “We’ve found that our revenues have declined substantially over the years. [We were] working to pay the landlord and not really raising funds for Airport Marina Counseling Service,” Peterson said. “It’s very
Volunteer jewelry buyer Angela Mosinkis shows off some of the Guilded Cage’s wares. the right gift for a special someone or occasion. “It’s a dying art,” she said. The Guilded Cage is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and
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You’ll probably think I’m messing with you, but I swear I’m not. I am a man who has no desire to have sex. I was married, but after my wife got pregnant with our second (planned) child, we never had sex again. I just had — and have — no desire to do anything sexually with another person. I have now been divorced for 11 years and celibate for almost 21. Since my divorce, I have never hooked up or even gone on a date. I don’t want to. Sometimes I have an urge to masturbate, but I have no desire to involve anybody else. I simply don’t get why there is all this kerfuffle about sex. I see no reason to ever have sex again. — Curious As To Your Reaction Like many men, you’re looking to emulate something you saw in porn — only it’s the coffee table in the background. Though you refer to yourself as celibate, celibacy is a behavior a person chooses — a decision to fight off the urges most people have to hop on another person and do the humpus rumpus. What you have is a feeling — a longing for sex on par with the enthusiasm of a guest at a trendy cocktail party being offered a slightly squirming sushi appetizer: “Uh, thanks, but don’t mind if I don’t.” Assuming you’ve been checked out by a doctor for any possible medical issues, chances are you’re “ace” (as people who are asexual like to call themselves). Asexuality is a sexual orientation — that of a person who, as social psychologist Anthony Bogaert puts it, has “a lack of sexual attraction or desire for others.” Asexuality is pretty uncom-
mon. According to a survey that Bogaert did in the U.K., maybe 1% of the population has an asexual orientation. (This estimate may be on the low side, as it was done in 2004 — long before the varieties of sexuality and gender began rivaling the choices in the salad bar at Souplantation.) Asexuality plays out in varied ways. Some asexuals lack any interest in sex, finding it about as appealing as having another person stick a finger up their nose repeatedly (while panting, moaning and shrieking in ecstasy). Others sometimes have urges for sexual release; they just have no desire to expand their dating pool beyond their hand. So, while sexual attraction involves noticing another person and wanting to do all sorts of sex things with them, asexuals might find a person aesthetically pleasing but are generally as sexually interested in them as most of us would be in a potato or an adding machine. There are those who contend that asexuality is a physical or psychological disorder. And sure, some people probably use asexuality as a cover for unresolved issues, or for shock value — like my (decidedly straight) sister did in coming home from college freshman year and announcing to my conservative Republican mother, “I think I’m a lesbian.” My mother handled this perfectly: “That’s nice; please put out the plates for dinner.” Clinical psychologist Lori Brotto explains that asexuality doesn’t meet the psychiatric bible’s criteria for an arousal disorder — physiological impairment or distress at the lack of attraction to others. Research by Brotto and others also finds
that asexuals, in general, don’t seem any crazier than the rest of us and have normal hormone levels and normal arousability, reflected in erectile function and vaginal lubrication. As one asexual put it: “I did, you know, test the equipment … and everything works fine, pleasurable and all; it’s just not actually attracted to anything.’’ Some asexuals get into relationships with other people because they want a partner and/or a family. (They’re asexual, not aloving.) The problem comes if they don’t disclose that their sexual orientation is “Do you mind if I read while you do that?” As for your situation, if you don’t feel there’s anything missing from your life, well, yay for you. But consider the “self-expansion” model for romantic relationships, by psychologist Arthur Aron and his colleagues. It confirms what many of us intuitively understand: In addition to the ways a relationship challenges people emotionally, it expands who they are as individuals through exposure to their partner’s ideas, identity, possessions and social circle. You might be able to have that sort of partnership — with a girlfriend who likes the same hot stuff you probably do in bed (microwaved Chinese food). You can connect with like-minded individuals on the big forum for asexuals — AVEN, the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (asexuality.org). You might make some friends, and who knows … you might even meet the woman of your dreams — one who can’t wait to go home with you for a long night of meaningless Scrabble.
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Monday, June 6 Say hello to Al Pacino’s little friend during a doublefeature of DePalma gangster flicks. SEE SATURDAY. (Continued from page 30)
morning begins with yoga, followed by a beach cleanup, guest speakers and various beach activities. 1200 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica. xanadu.ticketsocket.com/event/ XanaduCoastalCleanup Bartels’ Harley-Davidson 13th annual Chili Cook Off, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Put your best recipe to the test or just sample the competition (including Bill Bartel’s original recipe) while checking out some badass bikes. 4141 Lincoln Blvd. Marina del Rey. (310) 823-1112; bartelsharly.com Matinee Kids Show with Peter Alsop, 11 a.m. The winner of an impressive eight Best Children’s Album awards plays McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $10, kids under 2 get in free. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Pedal on the Pier, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Harold Robinson Foundation presents its sixth annual Pedal on the Pier fundraiser, in which more than 100 teams of outdoor cyclists compete in a 100-mile Spinathon to raise funds supporting camp programs for inner-city kids. pedalonthepier. haroldrobinsonfoundation.org Sunday Champagne Brunch Cruise, noon to 2 p.m. Get away for a beautiful afternoon with friends and family, and enjoy afternoon views of the Marina. Boarding begins at 11:30 a.m. at Fisherman’s Village Marina, 13755 Fiji
Way, Marina del Rey. $41 to $68. hornblower.com Taste of the Nation, 1 to 4 p.m. No Kid Hungry’s culinary event features more than 50 top chefs, wineries and mixologists donating their time and restaurant specialties to end childhood hunger. Proceeds benefit Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Westside Food Bank, California Food Policy Advocates and No Kid Hungry Los Angeles. Media Park, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $160. ce.strength.org/losangeles Benita Bike’s DanceArt, 1:30 p.m. Benita Bike’s DanceArt concludes its 35th anniversary season celebrations with an interactive and eclectic dance performance at the Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. 818-353-5734; danceart.org The Dog Film Festival, 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Narrative shorts and documentaries with dogs as the stars capture the magic of canine-human companionships. Families and dogs welcome. Majestic Crest Westwood, 1262 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles. $20. dogfilmfestival.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues
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“Marvels of Motion,” 3 p.m. Newton’s Laws of Motion are tested in wacky ways in this program for kids at Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-3454; lapl.org/branches/mar-vista Free Zumba Class, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. A combo of fun and fitness led by Cammie Richardson at the Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey. (310) 726-4128; beacheslacounty.gov “Whose Mind Is It Anyway?” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lisa and Franco Esile discuss and sign their new book “Whose Mind Is It Anyway: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life,” which discusses how people can take control over their self-defeating behaviors. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 399-7070; mysticjourneybookstore.com Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. This weekly standup comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Tom Hayden at the Activist Support Circle, 7 p.m. Activist, author and former state legislator Tom Hayden, a figure in the historic Chicago 8 trial that followed the 1968 Democratic National Convention, is the featured guest speaker at this month’s gathering. UnUrban Cafe, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 399-1000; activistsupportcircle.org.
SCAQ Swim Workouts, 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Southern California Aquatics welcomes swimmers of all abilities for one-hour themed sessions. First-time attendees are eligible for a free week and a videotaped swim evaluation. Santa Monica Swim Center, Santa Monica College, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. Learn more at (310) 390-SWIM or swim.net. Mahalo Mondays, 8 p.m. Alton Clemente, Dorian Bey, DJ Vinyl Don
are part of a Record Surplus takeover of the Townhouse bar with live entertainment, tiki cocktails, Hawaiian and Polynesian vinyl and special guests. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Dennis Dreith Band, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Live music with a full bar and dinner service at Typhoon Restaurant, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop, Santa Monica. $10. (310) 390-6565; typhoon.biz (Continued on page 34)
Oyster Stew and Other Masterpieces Among the most recognizable artworks of the 20th century, Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup Cans series first appeared in 1962 as small paintings for sale in Los Angeles, then reappeared in the late 1960s as silk screen prints (which would become his signature medium). “When Warhol was getting all this attention as an arbiter of fine art, he created handpulled silk screens of those same soup cans in editions of 250,” says Bergamot Station Art Center gallerist Robert Berman, who just happens to have one on hand. On Sunday, Berman is auctioning off an original screen print of Warhol’s “Oyster Stew” along with works by Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Jean Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe and Venice’s own Ed Moses. But before he lets them go, Berman is delivering an art talk about this unique collection of pieces on Saturday — which just happens to coincide with that day’s Bergamot Station Artist Talk Series, featuring artists whose
Warhol’s “Oyster Stew” work is on display throughout various venues. — Kathy Leonardo The art talk is at 1 p.m. Saturday and the auction is from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Santa Monica Auctions, Bergamot Station A5 and B7, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Visit smauctions. com to register.
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Tuesday, June 7 Gateway to Go Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A rotating lineup of the city’s best food trucks gathers each Tuesday at Crowne Plaza LAX, 5985 W. Century Blvd., Westchester. Park and enter on 98th Street. gatewaytola.org Playa Vista Teen Coding Club, 4 p.m. A space for people age 12 to 18 to explore interests in technology, computers and coding. Each week at the Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org/branches/ playa-vista Gourmet Food Truck Night, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each Tuesday night, diverse tent vendors and gourmet food trucks take over the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., Santa Monica. Today’s lineup includes Rice Balls of Fire, Burnt To A Crisp Texas Smokehouse, Bison Burger Truck, BrewWings, Falasophy, Recess Truck and Tainamite. (310) 392-8537; californiaheritagemuseum.org New Media Film Festival, 5 p.m. The 7th annual New Media Film Festival kicks off today with a VIP soiree featuring some of the participating filmmakers. The festival continues through June 9 with screenings of new media films from around the world, discussion panels, networking lounges, international art exhibits and
Silicon Beach Science & Tech Discussion, noon to 1:30 p.m. A monthly discussion series about new directions in technology happening in and around Silicon Beach. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org/branches/ playa-vista
more. The Landmark, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. $25 to $149. newmediafilmfestival.com Sayreal, 9 p.m. Hear the mix of reggae and rock with inspiring lyrics that made music producer Randy Jackson describe Sayreal as a “super group.” Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com
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Story Time at Emerson Avenue Community Garden, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays through August. Story time returns to the garden with the Zsuzsi Steiner Stories for an afternoon of singing, garden exploration and surprises. Emerson Avenue Community Garden, 6550 W. 80th St., Westchester. Free. (310) 337-0827. eacgc.org
Wednesday, June 8 Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Make connections in your community each Wednesday at Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Call Brady Connell at (323) 459-1932 for breakfast reservations; or for more information call John Marcato at (310) 740-6469 or Michael Warren at (310) 343-5721.
Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. Acoustic soft rock each Wednesday at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com
Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memoir-writing workshop meets Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester. $10 donation per semester. (310) 397-3967
Pain Management with Acupressure Sallie, 7 to 8:30 p.m. H. Hong from the UCLA Center for East West Medicine discusses self-care through acupressure pain management. Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 4th St., Santa Monica. RSVP to (800) 516-5323.
Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn to overcome your public presentation nerves at this weekly meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, Room 230A, 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131
Underground Comedy & Red Light Burlesque, 9 p.m. Local comedy club regulars and maybe some surprise big names get the crowd warmed up for an 11 p.m.
The Black Surfers Collective and Santa Monica Conservancy celebrate Nick Gabaldon Day with free surf lessons for kids. SEE SATURDAY. burlesque show by the Bootleg Bombshells. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
Galleries & Museums Bergamot Station Artist Talk Series, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Hear from artists at various galleries throughout Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Free. bergamotstation.com
“VIRAL: 25 Years from Rodney King,” ends Saturday. Artist Daryl Elaine Wells, founder of ArtResponders, partners with SPARC ART to present an interactive multimedia timeline of cases, causes, insights and developments over the 25 years since the Rodney King beating. SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice. sparcinla.org “Looking Glass,” ends Sunday. A group show featuring surreal and fantasy artworks is on view through June 5 at bG Gallery, Bergamot Station
On Stage – The week in local theater c o m p i l e d b y C h r i s t i n a ca m p o d o n i c o
Across the Universe: “My Girlfriend is an Alien” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Finding “the one” can take you on a search far and wide, but when green slime and tentacles get involved love can become downright sticky. This new play by the creators of the Fried Meat Trilogy and directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos (PRT’s “Henry V”) may give a whole
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Road Trip: “Stopping By” @ Edgemar Center for the Arts In this loosely autobiographical one-woman show, actress Barbara Tarbuck recounts a 74-year-old woman’s journey to take her husband’s ashes to Burning Man — where she encounters great open spaces, violent dust storms, glowing night skies and uninhibited joy. Limited engagement: Opens at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4, and continues at 8 p.m. Saturdays through June 25 at Edgemar Center for The Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 392-7327; edgemarcenter.org
Emily Louise Perkins and Ben Beckley get steamy in “Home/Sick” new meaning to the phrase “star-crossed lovers.” Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through June 26 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 suggested donation. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Radical Revolutionaries: “Home/Sick” @ Odyssey Theatre The Odyssey Theatre joins forces with The Assembly Theatre to
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delve into the inspiration, idealism, infighting and ultimate disintegration of the Weather Underground, a passionate group of leaders who seized control of Students for a Democratic Society during the Vietnam War to reshape it with the intent of overthrowing the U.S. government. Previews start at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday (June 9 and 10) at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda, West L.A. $10. (310) 477-2055 ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com 15 Minutes of Fame: “Audition: The Musical” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Based on the hilarious and harrowing real-life experiences of Hollywood heroines, harridans, hoydens and has-beens, this musical (back by popular demand) takes audiences behind the curtain and into the lives of entertainers as they struggle for a place in the limelight. Now playing at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays through June 26 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $29.50.
(310) 394-9779 ext. 1; santamonicaplayhouse.com New Neighbors: “Clybourne Park” @ Westchester Playhouse Written as a companion piece to “A Raisin in the Sun,” this Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes on issues of race, housing segregation and gentrification in Chicago. Nervous white community leaders try to stop the sale of a home to a black family in 1959, and then the AfricanAmerican community battles to hold its ground when a white couple brings urban renewal to the neighborhood 50 years later. But leave the little ones at home: this play contains adult situations and language. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 18 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Sex Scandal of the Century: “Hillary and Monica” @ Odyssey Theatre Writers Ben Rose and Pete Rafello are desperate for a pay-
day, so they throw together a stage play about an imagined meeting between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Comedy ensues, going between the sheets of the political sex scandal that made a blue dress infamous. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through June 12 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $25 to $34.99. (323) 960-7735; plays411.net A Not-So-Scary Snow White: “Snow White” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Based on the original fairytale, this musical fantasy follows Snow White as she journeys to find herself, her mother and her destiny with the help of seven silly companions — sans an evil stepmother, villainous poisons or shadowy forests. Now playing at 2 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 p.m. Sundays through June 26 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $12.50 to $15. (310) 394-9779 ext. 2; santamonicaplayhouse.com
Professional Directory Sebastião Salgado, through June 11. A large-scale exhibition of some 70 prints by the internationally renowned Brazilian photographer covers more than three decades of powerful imagery in a retrospective context. Peter Fetterman Gallery, Bergamot Station A1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 453-6463; peterfetterman.com “Space, Scape and Scope,” through June 12. Featured works by Anne Troutman, Sheila Pinkel and Bruria Finkel explore the use of digital photography in investigating time, light, space, nature, landscape, and the visible and invisible at the intersections of art, science and technology. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica. (310) 458-8350; beachhouse.smgov.net “Moses@90,” through June 25. An expansive survey of Ed Moses’ innovations in painting and works on paper over the last 60 years — including never before seen paintings — to honor his 90th birthday. William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station E1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 453-0909; williamturnergallery.com Curtis Hoekzema “Paintings,” through June 25. With focused observation and witty interpretations, Hoekzema explores a wide range of subjects, including the iconic landscape of the Arroyo Seco. FIG, Bergamot Station G6, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 829-0345; figgallery.com Tabor Robak: “Sunflower Seed,” through June 26. Three new digital works generate live imagery based upon a meticulously orchestrated computer program designed by the artist. Team Gallery, 306 Windward Ave., Venice. (310)339-1945; teamgal.com
“Shirley Temple: Santa Monica’s Biggest Little Star,” through July 1. The extensive exhibit features original movie costumes and posters, dolls, personal clothing, photos, memorabilia and much more in tribute to the Santa Monica-born silver screen icon. Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. santamonicahistory.org
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Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016112636 The following person is doing business as: Extraordinary Families 155 N. Occidental Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90026. Registered owners: Southern California Foster Agency 155 N. Occidental Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90026. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Sarah Boone. Title: Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 6, 2016. Argonaut published: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
sand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Michael Simhai. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 6, 2016. Argonaut published: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016112650 The following person is doing business as: Haute Mess 7675 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90036. Registered owners: Leopardo 7675 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90036. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thou-
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016112657 The following person is doing business as: Tikitibu 13455 Maxella Ave. Unit 260, Suite 118 Marina de Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Cynthia Chue-Woo Yoshikawa 3604 Beenthoven St. Unit A L o s Angeles, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Cynthia ChueWoo Yoshikawa. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 6, 2016. Argonaut published: May 12, 19, 26 and June 2, 2016. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016116518 The following person is doing business as: West LA Extended Day 6550 west 80th Street Wish Charter Elementary School Campus Los Angeles, CA. 90045 and P.O. Box 3441 Culver City, CA. 90231. Registered owners: Jolene Doucette 13075 Pacific promenade Unit 414 playa Vista, CA. 90094. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Jolene Doucette. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 11, 2016. Argonaut published: May 19, 26, June 2, and 9,
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2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016119709 The following person is doing business as: Arroyo Monthly and Pasadena Weekly 50 S. Delacey Ave. #200 Pasadena, CA. 91105. Registered owners: Southland Publishing, Inc. 50 S. Delacey Ave. #200 Pasadena, CA. 91105. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Tiyana Dennis. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 13, 2016. Argonaut published: May 26, June 2, 9, and 16, 2016. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016119725 The following person is doing business as: The Argonaut, Playa Vista Direct and Life After 50 Magazine 5301 Beethoven St. #183 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Southland Publishing, Inc. 50 S. Delacey Ave. #200 Pasadena, CA. 91105. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Tiyana Dennis. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 13, 2016. Argonaut published: May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts
set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016122020 The following person is doing business as: Nishita Doshi Graphic Design 10800 Ashby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Nishita Doshi 10800 Ashby Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90064. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Nishita Doshi. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 17, 2016. Argonaut published: May 26, June , 9 and 16, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016128519 The following person is doing business as: Paul Dehaven Fine Art And Design 8336 Zitola Terrace Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Paul Dehaven 8336 Zitola Terrace Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Paul Dehaven. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 23, 2016. Argonaut published: May 26, June 2, 9 and 16, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016133946 The following person is doing business as: 1533 W. Magnolia Bl. Burbank, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Gary J. Coppola 4345 ñ 2 Alla Rd. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Gary Coppola. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 27, 2016. Argonaut published: June 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Docket No. (PL16A0037AD ) CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 In the matter of: Stewart Isla Grace NOW KNOWN AS ISLA GRACE DOLAN To: Jason Brady LAST KNOWN of Venice in the state of California, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NOW OF PARTS UNKOWN And any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth. A petition has been presented to said court by: Heather Dolan of Hull, MA Christopher Dolan of Hull, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Isla Grace Dolan If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person. An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veterans’ benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Plymouth ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: June 29, 2016 WITNESS, Hon. Edward G. Boyle, First Justice of this Court. Date: May 20, 2016 Matthew J. McDonough Register of Probate (Argonaut Newspaper June 2 ,9, 16, 23 2016
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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016133982 The following person is doing business as: Fresh Food Prints 4051 Glencoe Ave. #14 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Merseyside Productions INC. 4051 Glencoe Ave. #14 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Christina Peters. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 27, 2016. Argonaut published: June 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016134057 The following person is doing business as: The Greenberg Group 4316 Campbell Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: RA Greenberg International INC 4316 Campbell Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Randy Greenberg. Title: President. This state-
ment was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 27, 2016. Argonaut published: June 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016120355 The following person is doing business as: Cacleanrecord.com and Cacleanrecord 7008 W. 85th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Ian Kohlenstein 7008 W. 85th St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Ian Kohlenstein. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: May 16, 2016. Argonaut published: May 19, 26, June 2, and 9, 2016. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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